Historic New England

Genuine economy in home building, 2nd ed., Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, Saint Louis, Mo., 1914

Trade catalog published by the Hydraulic-Press Brick Company espousing the benefits of building houses using Hy-Tex Brick. Topics discussed include fireproofing, upkeep, cost of building, and describing the specific benefits of Hy-Tex Brick. Includes illustrations of structures, such as personal res...

Date: 1914

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364187

Ref. Code: EP005.778

The center of your world, Curtis Service Bureau, Clinton, Ohio, circa 1920

Trade catalog published by the Curtis Service Bureau advertising the company's prefabricated homes. Provides a detailed description of each architectural style, including Colonial, English, Southern, and Western. Includes illustrations of the interiors and exteriors of the designs.

Date: c. 1920

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364189

Ref. Code: EP005.787

When you build, by A. Raymond Ellis, Woman's Home Companion, New York, N.Y., 1920

Booklet written by Alphone Raymond Ellis and published by Woman's Home Companion discussing topics related to building a home. Topics include employing an architect, selecting a site, selecting architectural style, interior design, and lighting, among others. Contains a small number of house designs...

Date: 1920

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364191

Ref. Code: EP005.779

How to go about owning a home: what to do and what not to do; How to plan, finance, select the building site, construct, decorate, furnish and landscape your modern home, edited by Robert H. Sexton, Own Your Home Exposition, Inc., 512 Fifth Ave., New York City, N.Y.; 111 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill., 1924

Booklet published by Own Your Home Exposition, Inc. containing information on home owning, including topics such as site selection, financing, construction, and decoration, among others. Also featured are house designs which were featured in the Own Your Home Expositions in New York, New York, and C...

Date: 1924

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364196

Ref. Code: EP005.780

Your home: how to build it...buy it...sell it!, by Andrew C. Lang, The Associated Press, 1969

Booklet written by Andrew C. Lang and published by The Associated Press. Contains the following five chapter: Making the Vital Decisions, Having a House Built, Building an Old or New House, and Selling a House. Discusses topics related to building, buying, and selling homes along with designs. Each ...

Date: 1969

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364215

Ref. Code: EP005.781

If you were seeking a location for a home how would you decide--where to make your selection?, Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce, Whittier, Calif., undated

Brochure advertising Whittier, California, as an ideal location for homes to be build. Brochure details the cultural, educational, commercial, economic, and other features of Whittier, California. Published by the Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364320

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.015

Your key to prosperity in 1942: 4000 money-makers, fast-selling, dependable goods, wholesale catalog no. 58, Spors Company, Le Center, Minnesota, 1942

Sales catalog advertising a wide variety of wholesale items, including leather bags, flashlights, and cabinets, among others. Each listing includes a brief product description, the product price, and an illustration of the product. Published by Spors Company.

Date: 1942

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364321

Ref. Code: EP001.12.010.001.040

Domestic architecture of the San Francisco Bay Region, San Francisco Museum of Art, Civic Center, San Francisco, Calif., 1949

Exhibition catalog from an exhibition hosted by the San Francisco Museum of Art, located in the Civic Center, on domestic architecture in the San Francisco Bay Region. Catalog contains articles detailing the history of architecture in the area. Photographs of houses are included to illustrate the ar...

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364322

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.273

The Florida Tropical Home at A Century of Progress 1933, Kuhne Galleries, 400 East 52nd Street, New York City, N.Y., 1933

Exhibition catalog of the Florida Tropical Home exhibition at A Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1933. The catalog contains photographs of the contents of the exhibition, a room decorated in a tropical Florida style. The designers of the exhibition were interior ...

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364323

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.274

Dealers' advertising service: devoted to upbuilding dealers' sales, Morgan Woodwork Organization, undated

Trade catalog advising lumber and millwork dealers' on how to advertise their services and products. Different ways of advertising, described as "rungs" on a ladder, include stationary, highway signs, and window displays, among others. Published by Morgan Woodwork Organization.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364324

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.023

Everything for the garden 1945, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 Cortlandt Street, New York 7, N.Y., 1945

Trade catalog advertising vegetables, flowers, gardening implements, fertilizers and insecticides. Contains illustrations and photographs for products advertised. Published by Peter Henderson & Co.

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364325

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.241

Horticultural exhibition and garden and flower show at A Century of Progress International Exposition, May 27th to November 1st, 1933, Horticultural Exhibitions, Inc., 1933

Souvenir program promoting the Horticultural Exhibition and Garden and Flower Show hosted at A Center of Progress International Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois, 1933. Exhibit featured variety of diorama and garden presentations in the exhibit hall and grounds on Northerly Island. Committee members a...

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364326

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.242

Medart junior play apparatus, catalog J-2, Fred Medart Manufacturing Co., Potomac and De Kalb Streets, St. Louis, Miss., 1930

Trade catalog advertising play apparatus such as slides, swings, pools, and see-saws. Published by Fred Medart Manufacturing Co.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364327

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.081

Industrial housing at Hopedale, Massachusetts, Robert Allen Cook, architect, Milford, Mass., undated

Booklet featuring black-and-white photographs of houses designed by architect Robert Allen Cook in Hopeland, Massachusetts. Published by Robert Allen Cook. All photographs were reprinted from Architectural Review.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364328

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.275

A history of prefabrication, 3rd ed., by Alfred Bruce and Harold Sandbank, John B. Pierce Foundation, Housing Research Division, Raritan, N.J., 1945 September

Booklet detailing the history of prefabrication. Highlights the rise of the prefabrication movement, the evolution of prefabrication as a concept, and how different materials were utilized in prefabrication. Photographs and illustrations of prefabricated structures are included throughout the bookle...

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364343

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.01.01.023

University Hall, built in 1770, reconstructed in 1940, Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1940

Booklet detailing the history of University Hall at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, in celebration of its fifth major reconstruction, designed by architectural firm Perry, Shaw & Hepburn. Interior and exterior photographs depict how University Hall looked throughout history and after i...

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364344

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.276

Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin, vol. IV, no. 27, Museum of Fine Arts, Copley Square, Boston, Mass., 1907 June

Quarterly bulletin published by the Museum of Fine Arts. Bulletin includes news related to the building of a new museum building on Huntingdon Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The new building is described throughout the bulletin, accompanied by floor plans, illustrations, and photographs of rooms a...

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364345

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.277

Bulletin of the Worcester Art Museum, vol. XXII, no. III, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Mass., 1931 October

Bulletin of the published by the Worcester Art Museum. Bulletin includes news related to the building of a new museum, specifically an addition "one and one-half times as large again as the present plant" designed by William Truman Aldrich. The new building is described throughout the bulletin, acco...

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364346

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.278

Bulletin of the Associates in Fine Arts at Yale University, vol. 1, no. 2, Associates in Fine Arts at Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1926 June

Bulletin of the Associates in Fine Arts at Yale University published by Yale University Press. Bulletin includes news related to students, faculty, and donations and gifts. The bulk of the bulletin discusses the annoucement that the first wing of a new Art Museum, known today as the Old Yale Art Gal...

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364347

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.279

The building of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, Providence, R.I., undated

Booklet about the building of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company in Providence, Rhode Island. Includes illustrations of interior and exterior views of the building.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364348

Ref. Code: EP001.01.061.01.01.004

College Hall, undated

Book detailing the history of College Hall at Wellesley College. The building served as the sole housing, administrative, and educational building of the college for thirty-nine years. It was destroyed in a fire on March 17, 1914. This book commemorates the importance of College Hall to the founding...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364349

Ref. Code: EP001.01.034.01.01.025

Clarendon Court, Newport, R.I.: a house and its ghosts, by Claus von Bülow, undated

Booklet detailing the history of Clarendon Court in Newport, Rhode Island, and its previous occupants. Photographs and illustrations of the interior and exterior of the house, its previous occupants, and floor plans are included throughout the booklet. The author of the booklet is lawyer and sociali...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364350

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.280

The Choates at Naumkeag, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, by Morgan Bulkeley, The Trustees of Reservations, Milton, Mass., 1968

Booklet detailing the history of the Choate's family at their Naumkeag property in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Photographs and illustrations of the interior and exterior of the house as well as its previous occupants are included throughout the booklet. The author of the booklet is author and conser...

Date: 1968

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364352

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.281

The Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Longfellow's old home: its history and its occupants, by Nathan Goold, Averill Press, Sanford, Maine, 1927

Booklet detailing the history of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland, Maine, and its occupants. Photographs and illustrations of the interior and exterior of the house as well as its previous occupants are included throughout the booklet. The author of the booklet is author and historian Nath...

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364353

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.282

Vizcaya Villa and Gardens, Vizcayans, Miami, Fla., undated

Booklet detailing the history of Vizcaya Villa and Gardens located in Miami, Florida. Photographs of the interior and exterior of Vizcaya are included throughout the booklet, highlighting important rooms, decorations, and pieces of furniture. Booklet was published by the non-profit citizens' group V...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364354

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.283

High school building, Hopedale, Mass., Robert Allen Cook, architect, Milford, Mass., circa 1908

Booklet containing photographs and floor plans for a high school building built in Hopedale, Massachusetts, by architect Robert Allen Cook in 1908. Published by Robert Allen Cook.

Date: c. 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364355

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.284

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Holyoke, Mass., 1918

Booklet discussing the history of the Skinner Memorial Chapel in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and detailing its architectural and other features. Photographs of the interior and exterior of the chapel are included throughout the booklet.

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364356

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.285

A modern house of learning dedicated to the public interests of the city of Springfield and erected in the year eighteen hundred and ninety eight, F. A. Bassette Co., Springfield, Mass., undated

Booklet discussing the history of the High School in Springfield, Massachusetts, later known as Classical High School, and detailing its architectural and other features. Photographs of the interior and exterior of the building, illustrations, and floor plans are included throughout the booklet. Pho...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364357

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.286

Retail and romance, Diamond Jubilee ed., by Julia Houston Railey, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass., 1926 January

Booklet detailing the history of the Jordan Marsh Company to celebrate the company's Diamond Jubilee. Discusses the origins of the company and its current state. Includes photographs and illustrations illuminating the history of the company throughout the booklet. Booklet was written by Julia Housto...

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364358

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.06.038

Empire State: a history, Empire State, Inc., Publicity Associates, New York City, N.Y., 1931

Booklet discussing the history of the Empire State Building and detailing its architectural and other features. Published by the Empire State, Inc. and printed by Select Printing Company, Inc. Photographs of the Empire State Building taken by various photographers are included throughout the booklet...

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364361

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.287

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, Alexandria, Va., 1925

Booklet containing plans for the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandra, Virginia. Includes floor plans of the memorial and illustrations of what the interior and exterior will look like once built. Booklet published by The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364364

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.288

The Chrysler Building, Chrysler Tower Corporation, Lexington Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, N.Y., 1930

Booklet discussing the history of the Chrysler Building and detailing its architectural and other features. Published by Chrysler Tower Corporation. Photographs of the Chrysler Building taken by various photographers are included throughout the booklet.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364365

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.289

New plans for the Old South Church in Boston, Old South Society, Boston, Mass., undated

Booklet containing new plans for the Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes floor plans of the church and illustrations of what the interior will look like once renovated. Published by Old South Society. A receipt from Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc., located in Boston, Massachusetts, is be...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 364367

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.017

Above the clouds & old New York: an historical sketch of the site and description of the many wonders of the Woolworth Building, by H. Addington Bruce, Munder-Thomsen Press, Baltimore, Md., 1913

Booklet discussing the history of the site of the Woolworth Building and detailing its architectural and other features. Written by author H. Addington Bruce and published for distribution among the visitors of the Woolworth Tower by Munder-Thompsen Press circa 1913. Illustrations and photographs of...

Date: 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364368

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.290

The cathedral of commerce, by Edwin A. Cochran, Broadway Park Place Co., New York, N.Y., 1921

Two booklets discussing the history of the Woolworth Building and detailing its architectural and other features. Published by Broadway Park Place Co. and designed and printed by Thomsen-Ellis Company. The foreword was written by clergyman and author S. Parkes Cadman. The author is Edwin A. Cochran....

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364369

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.291

An industrial city, The Barta Press, Boston, Mass., undated

Catalog describing the Beverly, Massachusetts, factory of the United Shoe Machinery Company. Topics discussed include the factory's daily operations, hygiene, information about a local trade school run in conjunction with the City of Beverly, and more. Photographs of different rooms and outdoor loca...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364374

Ref. Code: EP001.01.073.01.02.021

The marvellous increase in southern cotton mills: photographic reproductions of sixty of the one thousand modern textile manufacturing plants in cotton growing states, The Public Information Bureau, 1923

Catalog contains photographic reproductions of textile manufacturing establishments, with a particular focus on southern cotton mills, to demonstrate the growth of the sector in comparison to New England. Articles provide facts and figures related to the growth of southern textile mills in compariso...

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364375

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.022

A manual of home building, edited by Arthur Bates Lincoln, Home Owners' Service Institute, Inc., 441 Lexington Avenue, New York City, N.Y., 1927

Manual published by the Home Owners' Service Institute, Inc. Edited by Arthur Bates Lincoln, the Institute's consulting architect. Discusses topic related to home building such as selecting and buying lumber, installing plumbing, and selecting wallpaper, among others. Includes floor plans and illust...

Date: 1927

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364390

Ref. Code: EP005.784

2775 Glen House, White Mountains, New Hampshire

Stereo view of Glen House in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Date: circa 1850-1869, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 364398

Ref. Code: PC001.04.03.1050.001

C. B. Smith's home owners hand book, Housing Publications, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, New York City, N.Y., 1935

Handbook published by Housing Publications, Inc. Described on the front cover as "a complete compilation of building information." Discusses a variety of topics, including "roofs, walls, insulation, plumbing, heating, stoves, ranges, air-conditioning, refrigeration, painting, varnishing, electricity...

Date: 1935

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364393

Ref. Code: EP005.743

Columbia bicycles, Westfield Manufacturing Co., Westfield, Mass., 1926

Trade catalog published by Westfield Manufacturing Co. in Westfield, Mass., advertising Columbia bicycles. Includes color illustrations of various models with description of features and pricing information. On back cover is an illustrations of the manufacturing plant.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364526

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002.006

Burton & Lewis' ball-bearing roller skates, Burton & Lewis, sole manufacturer of ball-bearing roller skates, 33 to 41 North Street, Boston, Mass., 1885

Trade catalog published by Burton & Lewis advertising Burton & Lewis' ball-bearing roller skates. Described as the "cheapest in the world." Includes a price list and illustrations of the skates, wheels, hanger, and other features.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364530

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.019

Illustrated catalog, Musicians Supply Company, 218 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1915

Trade catalog published by the Musicians Supply Company in Boston, Massachusetts. Advertises string instruments, such as violas and violins and supplies for the instruments, such as strings, bags, and pegs. Includes some illustrations, item numbers, brief descriptions of each item, and price lists.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364532

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.082

Wholesale price list, season 1882-3, Samuel Winslow, manufacturer of skates and straps, double clamp club skates, unequalled ladies skates, patent roller skates, Worcester, Mass., 1882

Trade catalog published by Samuel Winslow of the Samuel Winslow Skate Manufacturing Company in Worcester, Massachusetts. Includes illustrations, prices, item numbers, and a brief description for each item.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364533

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.020

L. B. bookcases, Library Bureau, undated

Trade catalog published by Library Bureau advertising L. B. bookcases. Contains illustrations of bookcases manufactured by Library Bureau, brief descriptions for each item, price lists, and dimensions.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364534

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.131

H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors, booklet no. 1, Ware, Mass., 1915

Trade catalog published by the H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors. Includes information on various building the company built, including hospitals, churches, mercantile buildings, dams, and mills, among others. Contains black-and-white photographs of buildings constructed by the co...

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364535

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.292

H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors, booklet no. 3, Ware, Mass., 1921

Trade catalog published by the H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors. Includes information on various building the company built, including residences, public buildings, dams, and mills, among others. Contains black-and-white photographs of buildings constructed by the company through...

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364536

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.293

H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors, sixth edition, Ware, Mass., 1950

Trade catalog published by the H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors. Includes information on various building the company built, including colleges, hospitals, banks, religious buildings, and mills, among others. Contains black-and-white photographs of buildings constructed by the co...

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364537

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.294

Exterior of Ware National Bank, Ware, Mass., undated

Photograph of the exterior of Ware National Bank in Ware, Massachusetts. The bank was built by H. P. Cummings Construction Co. based in Ware, Massachusetts. Photograph is unknown. Photograph is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 364619

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3120.0010.001

Interior of Ware National Bank, Ware, Mass., undated

Photograph of the interior of Ware National Bank in Ware, Massachusetts. The bank was built by H. P. Cummings Construction Co. based in Ware, Massachusetts. Photograph is unknown. Photograph is undated. A stamp for H. P. Cummings Construction Co. is on the verso.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 364620

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3120.0010.002

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